Nehemiah 12:26-28

Common English Bible

²⁶ These served in the days of Joiakim, Jeshua’s son and Jozadak’s grandson, and in the days of Governor Nehemiah and of Ezra the priest and scribe.

Dedication of the wall

²⁷ When it was time for the dedication of Jerusalem’s wall, they sought out the Levites in all the places where they lived in order to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanks and singing, and with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

²⁸ The singers also gathered together both from the region around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,